By Clark H.B. No. 1790 77R1261 JMC-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the requirement of notifying the parent or guardian of 1-3 a child who is referred to juvenile court but who is not taken into 1-4 custody. 1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-6 SECTION 1. Section 52.04, Family Code, is amended by amending 1-7 the section heading to read as follows: 1-8 Sec. 52.04. REFERRAL TO JUVENILE COURT; NOTICE TO PARENTS. 1-9 SECTION 2. Section 52.04, Family Code, is amended by adding 1-10 Subsection (d) to read as follows: 1-11 (d) On referral of the case of a child who has not been 1-12 taken into custody to the office or official designated by the 1-13 juvenile court, the person or agency making the referral shall 1-14 promptly give notice of the referral and a statement of the reason 1-15 for the referral to the child's parent, guardian, or custodian. 1-16 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001, and 1-17 applies only to a referral based on conduct that occurs on or after 1-18 that date. A referral based on conduct that occurs before the 1-19 effective date of this Act is covered by the law in effect at the 1-20 time the conduct occurred, and the former law is continued in 1-21 effect for that purpose. For purposes of this section, conduct 1-22 violating a penal law of the state occurred before the effective 1-23 date of this Act if any element of the violation occurred before 1-24 that date.